paryushan all days
Paryushan (paryushan) is observed differently by the Shwetambar and Digambar communities. Here are the “all days” you asked for:
- Duration: 8 days (an eight‑day intensive period of vrata, fasting, svadhyaya, and pratikraman), ending with Samvatsari (the day of forgiveness).
- Day-by-day gist:
- Day 1 to Day 7: Focus on self-purification, reading and listening to Jain scriptures (especially Kalpa Sutra), and performing daily pratikraman.
- Day 8: Samvatsari, the major day of forgiveness (Kshamavani), where people seek forgiveness from all living beings for any harm caused, knowingly or unknowingly.
- Note: Local schedules may vary slightly by community, but the eight‑day pattern is the standard Shwetambar practice. For a concise explanation and day‑by‑day outline, see the Shwetambar overview.
- Duration: 10 days, known as Das Lakshan Parva (the festival of ten virtues).
- Day-by-day gist (each day is dedicated to one of the ten supreme virtues):
1) Kshama (forgiveness)
2) Mardav (humility)
3) Arjav (straightforwardness)
4) Shauch (purity/cleanliness)
5) Satya (truth)
6) Samyam (self‑restraint)
7) Tapa (austerity)
8) Tyaga (renunciation/charity)
9) Akinchan (non‑possession)
10) Brahmacharya (celibacy)
- Last days: The festival ends with a day often associated with Anant Chaturdashi; forgiveness (Kshamavani) is observed in practice around this period in many Digambar communities.
- For a clear day-by-day outline of the ten Lakshan, see the Digambar overview.
- Quick note on dates (example for 2025)
- Shwetambar Paryushan (8 days) typically precedes Samvatsari; in 2025, the common pattern shown in community calendars places the 8‑day span in late August, with Samvatsari around August 28, 2025.
- Digambar Das Lakshan Parva (10 days) commonly begins around the end of August and runs into early September; in 2025 this is shown as starting around August 29, 2025 and ending around September 7, 2025, with Kshamavani observed in the following days in many sanghs.
- Dates can vary slightly by locality, so please check your local sangh/temple calendar.
If you’d like, I can tailor the day-by-day outline to your specific tradition (Shwetambar or Digambar) and give exact local dates for your city.
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